বাংলাদেশ ও রাশিয়ার পারস্পরিক সহায়তার লক্ষ্যে একটি চুক্তি স্বাক্ষরিত হতে যাচ্ছে। রাশিয়ার নেতৃত্বাধীন ইউরাশিয়ান ইকোনমিক কমিশনের সঙ্গে এই সমঝোতা স্মারক (এমওইউ) স্বাক্ষর করবে বাংলাদেশ। চুক্তিটি হলো-‘মেমোরেন্ডাম অব কো-অপারেশন বিটুইন দ্য ইউরাশিয়ান ইকোনমিক কমিশন অ্যান্ড দ্য গভর্নমেন্ট অব দ্য পিপল রিপাবলিক অব বাংলাদেশ।’ বাংলাদেশ প্রতিদিন
Ten more garment factories received the top billing from the United States Green Building Council (USGBC) to take the total to 24, the highest in the world, in a heartening development for Bangladesh’s apparel sector, whose image has been battered by incidents of industrial accidents. Of the 24 platinum-rated LEED (Leadership...
Official figures from Brazil’s ministry for external commerce show that the country’s tanners exported hides and skins with a value of US$430 million in the first four months of 2019. In terms of volume, the Brazilian leather industry shipped 15.2 million square-metres of leather (of all kinds)...
The Central African country of Cameroon has banned the use of five chemicals in textile manufacturing in the country. The banned chemicals are azo dyes, formaldehyde, alkyl phenol, phthalates, and heavy metals that have a negative impact on both the environment and consumer health, Cameroonian ministry of...
A strategy paper by the Indian commerce ministry has outlined steps like pushing exports, launching export incentive schemes, cutting import dependence and attracting foreign firms that are looking at shifting manufacturing bases from China to reduce trade imbalance. The paper was submitted recently to commerce and industry...
Bata India, the leading footwear retailer, reported ₹6,794 million in net sales for Q4 2019, closing 7.4 per cent over corresponding quarter riding on growth from retail channel. This was weakened by a below expectation performance by e-commerce channel due to changed legislation for the industry and...
ACIMIT (Association of Italian Textile Industry Manufacturers) members are set to display latest Italian textile machinery at ITMA 2019 exhibition. The leading textile and garment technology expo will be held from June 20-26, 2019, in Barcelona, Spain. ACIMIT promotes the Italian textile machinery sector and supports its...
US firms are paying almost all the cost of President Donald Trump’s tariffs on Chinese imports, say researchers at the International Monetary Fund (IMF), whose findings contradict Trump’s assertions that China is footing the bill. Some such tariffs have been passed on to US consumers, while others...
Myanmar has attracted over 2.41 billion US dollar foreign investments in the first seven months of the present fiscal year 2018-2019, according to the DICA. The Directorate of Investment and Company Administration (DICA) revealed the information on Thursday, reports Xinhua. The Myanmar Investment Commission (MIC) permitted 150...
Kenya is negotiating with the World Bank for a $750 million (591.8 million pounds) loan for budgetary support, documents on the proposed funding posted on the lender’s website showed on Tuesday. The country has multiple development funding programmes, worth billions of dollars, with the global lender, but...